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Lexicon :: Strong's H1540 - gālâ

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גָּלָה
Transliteration
gālâ
Pronunciation
gaw-law'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 350

Strong’s Definitions

גָּלָה gâlâh, gaw-law'; a primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal:— advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, × plainly, publish, remove, reveal, × shamelessly, shew, × surely, tell, uncover.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 188x

The KJV translates Strong's H1540 in the following manner: uncover (34x), discover (29x), captive (28x), carry away (22x), reveal (16x), open (12x), captivity (11x), shew (9x), remove (6x), appear (3x), miscellaneous (18x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 188x
The KJV translates Strong's H1540 in the following manner: uncover (34x), discover (29x), captive (28x), carry away (22x), reveal (16x), open (12x), captivity (11x), shew (9x), remove (6x), appear (3x), miscellaneous (18x).

  1. to uncover, remove

    1. (Qal)

      1. to uncover

      2. to remove, depart

      3. to go into exile

    2. (Niphal)

      1. (reflexive)

        1. to uncover oneself

        2. to discover or show oneself

        3. to reveal himself (of God)

      2. (passive)

        1. to be uncovered

        2. to be disclosed, be discovered

        3. to be revealed

      3. to be removed

    3. (Piel)

      1. to uncover (nakedness)

        1. nakedness

        2. general

      2. to disclose, discover, lay bare

      3. to make known, show, reveal

    4. (Pual) to be uncovered

    5. (Hiphil) to carry away into exile, take into exile

    6. (Hophal) to be taken into exile

    7. (Hithpael)

      1. to be uncovered

      2. to reveal oneself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּלָה gâlâh, gaw-law'; a primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal:— advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, × plainly, publish, remove, reveal, × shamelessly, shew, × surely, tell, uncover.
STRONGS H1540: Abbreviations
גָּלָה 189 verb uncover, remove (Late Hebrew id., compare Arabic جَاَل be or become clear, uncovered; display, reveal, declare; go forth, emigrate; compare Eth ገለወ፡ obducere, velare, & II. ገለየ፡ in derivatives (rare) Di1141; Aramaic H1541 גְּלָא, Hg reveal) —
Qal51 Perfect ג׳ etc. 1 Samuel 4:21 + (18 times in all); Imperfect יִגְלֶה 1 Samuel 20:2 + 5 times, וַיִּ֫גֶָֽל 2 Kings 17:23 + 3 times, also jussive יִ֫גֶל Job 20:28; Job 36:15; 3rd person masculine plural יִגְלוּ Amos 6:7; Imperative masculine singular גְּלֵה Ezekiel 12:3; Infinitive absolute גָּלֹה Amos 5:5 + 2 times, construct גְּלוֺת Judges 18:30; Jeremiah 1:3; Participle גּוֺלֶה 2 Kings 24:14, גֹּלֶה 1 Samuel 22:8 + 3 times, feminine גּוֺלָה Isaiah 49:21; passive גָּלוּי Esther 3:14 + 2 times, construct גְּלוּי Numbers 24:4, 16; —
1. גָּלָה אֹזֶן uncover the ear of one, i.e. reveal to him 1 Samuel 9:15; 1 Samuel 20:2, 12, 13; 1 Samuel 22:8 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 22:17; 2 Samuel 7:27; 1 Chronicles 17:25; Ruth 4:4; Job 33:16; Job 36:10, 15; גְּלוּי עינים uncovered of eyes, having the eyes open Numbers 24:4, 16; גָּלָה סוֺד reveal a secret Amos 3:7; Proverbs 20:19; הגלוי the revealed opposed to הֶחָתוּם Jeremiah 32:11; גָּלוּי לְ disclosed, published Esther 3:14; Esther 8:13.
2. intransitive remove, depart, גלה משׂושׂ הארץ the mirth of the land is departed Isaiah 24:11; יגל יבול ביתו the increase of his house shall depart Job 20:28; גלה חציר Proverbs 27:25.
3. go into exile Judges 18:30; 2 Kings 17:23; 2 Kings 25:21; Isaiah 5:13; Jeremiah 1:3; Jeremiah 52:27; Ezekiel 12:3; Ezekiel 39:23; Amos 1:5; Amos 5:5; Amos 6:7; Amos 7:11, 17; Micah 1:16; Lamentations 1:3; גלה כבוד 1 Samuel 4:21, 22; Hosea 10:5; participle גֹּלָה an exile 2 Samuel 15:19; 2 Kings 24:14; Isaiah 49:21; Amos 6:7.
Niph. Perfect נִגְלָה 1 Samuel 3:21 + 9 times, נִגְלָתָה Isaiah 53:1, נִגְלֵתִי 1 Samuel 2:27, נִגְלוּ Genesis 35:7 + 2 times, נִגְלִינוּ 1 Samuel 14:8; Imperfect יִגָּלֶה, תִּגָּלֶה 1 Samuel 3:7 + 4 times, תִּגָּל Isaiah 47:3, יִגָּלוּ 2 Samuel 22:16 + 2 times; Imperative הִגָּלוּ Isaiah 49:9; Infinitive absolute נִגְלֹה 1 Samuel 2:27; construct נִגְלוֺת 2 Samuel 6:20, הִגָּלוֺת 2 Samuel 6:20 + 2 times; Participle plural נִגְלֹת Deuteronomy 29:28; —
1. reflexive
a. uncover oneself (one's nakedness) 2 Samuel 6:20.
b. discover or shew oneself Isaiah 49:9, אֶל 1 Samuel 14:8, 11.
c. reveal himself (of God), אֶל Genesis 35:7 (E) 1 Samuel 2:27; 1 Samuel 3:21, באזני Isaiah 22:14.
2. passive
a. be uncovered (one's nakedness), ערוה Exodus 20:26 (E) Isaiah 47:3; Ezekiel 16:36; Ezekiel 23:29, שׁולים Jeremiah 13:22.
b. be disclosed, discovered, foundations 2 Samuel 22:16 (= Psalm 18:16) Ezekiel 13:14; gates of death Job 38:17, עון Hosea 7:1, פשׁע Ezekiel 21:29, רעה Proverbs 26:26; Ezekiel 16:57.
c. be revealed כבוד י׳ Isaiah 40:5, זרוע י׳ Isaiah 53:1, דבר י׳ 1 Samuel 3:7, צדקה Isaiah 56:1; with לְ Isaiah 23:1; Daniel 10:1, הַנִּגְלֹת the things revealed Deuteronomy 29:28.
3. be removed, דּוֺרִי נִסַּע וְנִגְלָה מִנִּי my habitation is plucked up and removed from me Isaiah 38:12.
Pi.56 Perfect גִּלָּה Leviticus 20:11, גִּלִּית Isaiah 57:8, גִּלֵּיתִי Jeremiah 33:6; Imperfect יְגַלָּה Deuteronomy 23:1, תְּגַל Proverbs 25:9; Imperative גַּל Psalm 119:18, גַּלִּי Isaiah 47:2; Infinitive גַּלּוֺת Leviticus 18:6; Participle מְגַלֶּה Job 12:22; —
1. uncover,
a. nakedness (oft = contract marriage, RSLagGN 1882, 408; JPh ix. 94) Leviticus 18:6-19; Leviticus 20:11-21 (H + 23 times) Ezekiel 22:10; compare כנף אביו Deuteronomy 23:1; Deuteronomy 27:20; of exposure, as a reproach, Ezekiel 16:37; Ezekiel 23:10, compare נבלת Hosea 2:12, שׁולים Nahum 3:5; immodesty Ezekiel 23:18, מקור דמיה Leviticus 20:18 (H), תזנותיה Ezekiel 23:18; ג׳ alone Isaiah 57:8 (all subject feminine).
b. in general: feet Ruth 3:4, 7, leg Isaiah 47:2, vail Isaiah 47:2 (i.e. remove it) compare Isaiah 22:8, פני לבושׁו Job 41:5, eyes Numbers 22:31 (E) Psalm 119:18 (open them so as to see).
2. disclose, discover, lay bare, secret places Jeremiah 49:10, deep places Job 12:22, foundations Micah 1:6, blood Isaiah 26:21, iniquity Job 20:27, secret Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 25:9, a wanderer (betray) Isaiah 16:3.
3. make known, shew, reveal, רִיב אֶל make known a cause unto Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 20:12; with לְ Job 33:6; גִּלָּה צִדְקָתוֺ לעיני shew his righteousness in the eyes of Psalm 98:2; with על עון ׃עָל, על חטאת make known concerning, iniquity, sin Lamentations 2:14; Lamentations 4:22.
Pu. Perfect גֻּלְּתָה be uncovered Nahum 2:8; Participle תּוֺכַחַת מְגֻלָּה open rebuke Proverbs 27:5.
Hiph.39 Perfect הֶגְלָה 2 Kings 17:11 +, הִגְלָה 2 Kings 24:14, הֶגְלָם 1 Chronicles 8:7, הִגְלָם Jeremiah 20:4; Imperfect וַיֶּגֶל 2 Kings 17:6 + 3 times; suffix וַיַּגְלֶהָ 2 Kings 16:9, וַיַּגְלֵם 2 Kings 15:29; 1 Chronicles 5:26, יַגְלוּם 1 Chronicles 8:6: Infinitive הַגְלוֺת 1 Chronicles 5:41 + 5 times, בַּגְלוֺתוֺ Jeremiah 27:20; — carry away into exile, take into exile 2 Kings 15:29; 2 Kings 16:9; 2 Kings 17:6, 11, 26, 27, 28, 33; 2 Kings 18:11; 2 Kings 24:14, 15; 2 Kings 25:11; 1 Chronicles 5:6, 26; 1 Chronicles 5:41; 1 Chronicles 8:6, 7; 2 Chronicles 36:20; Ezra 2:1; Nehemiah 7:6; Esther 2:6; Jeremiah 20:4; Jeremiah 22:12; Jeremiah 24:1; Jeremiah 27:20; Jeremiah 29:1, 4, 7, 14; Jeremiah 39:9; Jeremiah 43:3; Jeremiah 52:15, 28, 29, 30; Lamentations 4:22; Ezekiel 39:28; Amos 1:6; Amos 5:27.
Hoph. Perfect הָגְלָה Esther 2:6; feminine הָגְלְתָה Esther 2:6, הָגְלוּ 1 Chronicles 9:1; Jeremiah 40:7, הָגְלָת Jeremiah 13:19 (twice in verse) (Ges§ 75, R. 1); Participle passive מֻגְלִים Jeremiah 40:1 carried into exile.
Hithp.
1. Imperfect וַיִּתְגַּל was uncovered (naked) Genesis 9:21.
2. Infinitive בְּהִתְגַּלּוֺת לִבּוֺ that his heart may reveal itself Proverbs 18:2.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

9:21; 35:7; 35:7

Exodus

20:26

Leviticus

18:6; 18:6; 18:7; 18:8; 18:9; 18:10; 18:11; 18:12; 18:13; 18:14; 18:15; 18:16; 18:17; 18:18; 18:19; 20:11; 20:11; 20:12; 20:13; 20:14; 20:15; 20:16; 20:17; 20:18; 20:18; 20:19; 20:20; 20:21

Numbers

22:31; 24:4; 24:4; 24:16; 24:16

Deuteronomy

23:1; 23:1; 27:20; 29:28; 29:28

Judges

18:30; 18:30

Ruth

3:4; 3:7; 4:4

1 Samuel

2:27; 2:27; 2:27; 3:7; 3:7; 3:21; 3:21; 4:21; 4:21; 4:22; 9:15; 14:8; 14:8; 14:11; 20:2; 20:2; 20:12; 20:13; 22:8; 22:8; 22:17

2 Samuel

6:20; 6:20; 6:20; 7:27; 15:19; 22:16; 22:16

2 Kings

15:29; 15:29; 16:9; 16:9; 17:6; 17:6; 17:11; 17:11; 17:23; 17:23; 17:26; 17:27; 17:28; 17:33; 18:11; 24:14; 24:14; 24:14; 24:14; 24:15; 25:11; 25:21

1 Chronicles

5:6; 5:26; 5:26; 8:6; 8:6; 8:7; 8:7; 9:1; 17:25

2 Chronicles

36:20

Ezra

2:1

Nehemiah

7:6

Esther

2:6; 2:6; 2:6; 3:14; 3:14; 8:13

Job

12:22; 12:22; 20:27; 20:28; 20:28; 33:6; 33:16; 36:10; 36:15; 36:15; 38:17; 41:5

Psalms

18:16; 98:2; 119:18; 119:18

Proverbs

11:13; 18:2; 20:19; 25:9; 25:9; 26:26; 27:5; 27:25

Isaiah

5:13; 16:3; 22:8; 22:14; 23:1; 24:11; 26:21; 38:12; 40:5; 47:2; 47:2; 47:2; 47:3; 47:3; 49:9; 49:9; 49:21; 49:21; 53:1; 53:1; 56:1; 57:8; 57:8

Jeremiah

1:3; 1:3; 11:20; 13:19; 13:22; 20:4; 20:4; 20:12; 22:12; 24:1; 27:20; 27:20; 29:1; 29:4; 29:7; 29:14; 32:11; 33:6; 39:9; 40:1; 40:7; 43:3; 49:10; 52:15; 52:27; 52:28; 52:29; 52:30

Lamentations

1:3; 2:14; 4:22; 4:22

Ezekiel

12:3; 12:3; 13:14; 16:36; 16:37; 16:57; 21:29; 22:10; 23:10; 23:18; 23:18; 23:29; 39:23; 39:28

Daniel

10:1

Hosea

2:12; 7:1; 10:5

Amos

1:5; 1:6; 3:7; 5:5; 5:5; 5:27; 6:7; 6:7; 6:7; 7:11; 7:17

Micah

1:6; 1:16

Nahum

2:8; 3:5

H1540

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Strong's Number H1540 matches the Hebrew גָּלָה (gālâ),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in '2Ki' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:29 -

In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of [the tribe of] Naphtali, and he carried the people captive to Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:9 - So the king of Assyria listened to him; and he went up against Damascus and captured it, and carried its people away into exile to Kir, and put Rezin [king of Aram] to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:6 - In the ninth year of Hoshea, [fn]the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried [the people of] Israel into exile to Assyria, and settled them in Halah and in Habor, by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:11 - There they burned incense on all the high places, just as the [pagan] nations whom the LORD had deported before them; and they did evil and contemptible things, provoking the LORD [to anger].

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:23 - until the LORD removed Israel from His sight, just as He had foretold through all His servants the prophets. So Israel went into exile from their own land to Assyria to this day [the date of this writing].

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:26 - So the king of Assyria was told, “The nations whom you have sent into exile and settled in the cities of Samaria do not know the custom of the god of the land; so He has sent lions among them, and they are killing them because they do not know the manner of [worship demanded by] the god of the land.”

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Then the king of Assyria commanded, “Take back [to Samaria] one of the priests whom you brought from there, and have him go and live there; and have him teach the people the custom of the god of the land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:28 - So one of the priests whom they had exiled from Samaria came [back] and lived in Bethel and taught them how they should fear [and worship] the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:33 - They feared the LORD, yet served their own gods, following the custom of the nations from among whom they had been sent into exile.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:11 - Then the king of Assyria sent Israel into exile to Assyria, and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of [the city of] Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:14 - He led away into exile all Jerusalem and all the captains and all the brave men, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained except the poorest people of the land.

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Nebuchadnezzar led Jehoiachin away into exile to Babylon; also he took the king’s mother and the king’s wives and his officials and the leading men of the land [including Ezekiel] as exiles from Jerusalem to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:11 - Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard deported [into exile] the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had joined the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:21 - Then the king of Babylon struck them down and killed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath [north of Damascus]. So Judah was taken into exile from its land.
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